For the last couple of years, the primary means of communication when conducting phishing campaigns has been email. Phishing emails have been absolutely rampant. So much so that people are increasingly on their guard against them. Naturally, this prompts scammers to...
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New Phishing Emails Trick Users With Convincing Security Credentials
Unit 42 is a research division of Palo Alto Networks. Their researchers have discovered a sneaky and surprisingly effective phishing campaign that appears to have been launched in January of this year (2020). When targeted by this attack, a user will get an email...
New Android Malware Can Get Past Two-Factor Authentication
Since 2010, Google has been doing its part to help keep its massive user base safe. They introduced a small but critical service called Google Authenticator, which is used by a number of online accounts as a two-factor authentication layer. Google launched the service...
Emails Pretending To Be Secret Admirers Could Be Ransomware
Nemty Ransomware isn't an especially well-known threat, but it's dangerous and should not be discounted. Recently, researchers have discovered an ongoing spam-email driven campaign that's attempting to spread the ransomware far and wide. An unknown group of hackers...
Dangerous New Trojan Can Infect Systems Through Wifi
If you're not already familiar with the Emotet trojan, it deserves a special spot on your radar. It's one of the most dangerous forms of malware in the world today. Their success is thanks to the fact that its creators have worked hard and diligently to keep it...
Financial Organizations Beware Of Documents Asking To Enable Content
If you work in the financial sector, be advised that there's a large scale botnet-driven malware campaign underway. It has been targeting firms in both the US and the UK. The malware at the heart of the campaign is Emotet, which began life as a banking trojan, but it...
New Ransomware Leaks Confidential Data To Public
There's a disturbing emerging trend in the world of hackers who make use of ransomware to extort payment from companies. Increasingly, if a company won't pay, their data that was stolen and encrypted is being published for all to see. KrebsOnSecurity recently...
Upgrade From Windows 7 Now To Avoid Security Risks
By the time you read these words, the last day for Windows 7 support has already come and gone. The date set by Microsoft has been well known to most Windows 7 users for a while now, and the end of the line is officially January 14th, 2020. If your organization...
New Hacking Method Looks Like A Locked Computer
Scammers have breathed new life into an old scam. For years, the old 'Law Enforcement Lock' trick has been used to cheat unsuspecting victims of their hard-earned money. The new wrinkle works like this: Scammers will redirect users using the Chrome web browser to...
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